On 1st June, card giant Visa crashed and sparked payment chaos across the UK and Europe. Visa's statement said "the issue was the result of a hardware failure", but experts believed a hardware failure could not cause an outage for a company with modern IT-infrastructure. The case once again raised the question of how to build more resilient payment networks, which are sufficiently fault tolerant and possibly decentralised, as existing centralised networks come laden with huge risks.
Regardless of the fact that shortly after 10pm on Friday night, Visa said its services were operating at 'close to normal levels', and six hours later released a second statement assuring users the problems had been completely resolved, the outage once again highlighted the need to build more resilient payment networks.
"A hardware failure should not cause an outage if you have modern infrastructure," Virgin Red's CTO Paul Lomax Tweeted, "either VISA's systems are not fit for purpose, or they're run incompetently, or they're lying." IT Pro asked Visa to expand on the nature of the hardware failure and how this led to such a widespread outage. A spokesperson provided a link to Visa's latest statement, and said the company would not be saying anything else publicly.
"The lessons Visa can take from the incident is that they weren't prepared for this particular partial failure and should address this by building new processes to allow the backup switch to take over. We can all do the same," Peter Groucutt, Managing Director of Databarracks, the UK's specialist business continuity and IT disaster recovery provider, concluded.
Consumer payments have seen radical innovations in recent years, with contactless cards, one-click checkout and mobile payments. "The focus is on the user experience and removing friction from the buying process, and technology advances have accelerated this change," Gary Conroy, CCO at TransferMate, believes.
Technology has never been more critical to a business' success as it is today. To stay relevant to consumers' needs and requirements, companies need to foster innovations and modernise their business and payment processes.
The fact is, 59 percent of UK consumers will leave a business' website within just 30 seconds if it is ugly or hard to navigate, according to an independent, nationally representative survey by Studio Graphene of more than 2,000 UK adults, to examine how discerning the public is when deciding which companies to spend money with. The study also showed that, in the past five years, a quarter (24 percent) of consumers have switched loyalty from one company to a competitor whose technology — website, app and payment system — delivered a better customer experience. The figure jumps to 41 percent among those aged between 18 and 34. It is clear that companies of all sizes and sectors must make sure their digital solutions look the part and function well. Studio Graphene's research showed that 52 percent of people always research a business online before spending money with them, while 47 percent say that a good website or app is key for them to trust a brand.
The card schemes also face significant challenges. We are heading to a so called 'financial internet' era with no fees and immediate and instant transactions — like sending messages via Facebook. Barriers to entry are tumbling as technology becomes commoditised and regulators are pushing increased competition and lower interchange. "People may try alternative payment methods, but they're always going to want to carry a Mastercard or Visa as well to ensure they can pay — just ask anyone with an AMEX. That will make Mastercard and Visa difficult to replace, but that doesn't mean Mastercard in 10 years time will look like it does today. I believe you will see them move increasingly into other areas, such as payment data analytics and value added services to issuers, to support declining margins in their core business," Brad van Leeuwen, Head of Partnerships at Railsbank, said. Mastercard's Startpath program, of which Railsbank is a member, is a good example of how Mastercard is already moving in this direction. With Railsbank, Mastercard can bring new issuers and products in just weeks, rather than the 9–12 months typical in the industry.
Visa's recent Europe-wide outage was a reminder of what can happen in the fully centralised system, and yet more proof that alternatives are vital to avoid a disaster. Analysts were hesitant to speculate about the specific cause of the incident, assessing the opportunities of decentralised systems. "In a world where everyone accepts Visa and Mastercard and has come to rely solely on those two, there is no preparedness when disaster inevitably strikes," says Emin Gün Sirer, a distributed systems researcher at Cornell University. "The world's payment networks are incredibly centralised, a small number of actors control a large percent of all money flows," he argues.
However, Brad van Leeuwen believes that decentralised payment schemes have some key challenges to overcome before they can be potential replacements for the current systems, such as transaction cost, certainty of processing, dispute resolution and governance.
"Given advances in AI, blockchain and cloud computing, it is hard to envision a future that doesn't involve some kind of 'platform' which enables personalised AI to manage our day to day finances in an ongoing and proactive manner that was optimised for each individual," Gillen Kelvin, Head of Customer Experience at KBC explains.
"Blockchain is completely decentralised (unlike traditional centralised databases designed by banks and governments) and open to anyone. This means there is no infrastructural point of failure. No one owns blockchain, just like no one owns the Internet," Marieke Flament, Managing Director for Europe, Circle comments.
There are many experiments around brining the decentralised technology into financial services, but they have not become widely spread — even those that were piloted by incumbents in a strong collaboration with the most prominent blockchain startups.
As Ripple's Chief Cryptographer David Schwartz said in a recent interview, banks are unlikely to use distributed ledgers to process cross-border payments for now, because of scalability and privacy issues.
COBOL (Common Business-Oriented Language) is a high-level and object-oriented programming language for business applications. Before COBOL, all operating systems had their own associated programming languages, which was a problem for companies that used multiple brands of computers. Because of its ease of use and portability, COBOL quickly became one of the most used programming languages in the world. Although the language is widely viewed as outdated, more lines of code in active use today are written in COBOL than any other programming language.
According to Reuters and the International COBOL Survey Report, 43 percent of banking systems are built on this language; 80 percent of in-person transactions use COBOL; 95 percent of ATM swipes rely on COBOL code; and 220b lines of COBOL are in use today.
But COBOL is not without its challenges. The number of programmers with COBOL experience is steadily decreasing, as those who learned COBOL while it was popular are entering retirement age. While many organisations do still use the language, the lack of skills and burdensome text-based code is beginning to be replaced or integrated with more modern coding languages, such as Java, .NET, and C++. However, this can be a complicated and costly process, as these programs are often run on legacy mainframes that are difficult to replace, and because of the sheer amount of code still in use.
"Historically, our technology architecture has been based on heavily controlled programme structures. In the 1990s, we moved into structures based on modular computing, object-orientation and service-oriented architectures (SOA). Today, we live in a world of plug-and-play APIs and open marketplaces," Chris Skinner argues in his book Digital Human.
Considering the fast growing competition in the global financial market, leading payment providers intensively test new approaches and solutions. For instance, according to Ian Taylor, VP of Business Development for Europe, Government and Public Sector at Mastercard, the company is constantly innovating, embedding new technology in its products and solutions, whether it is biometric authentication or the development of the latest anti-fraud mechanisms. As an example, in June Mastercard launched AI Express — a new service that will help companies develop a tailored artificial intelligence model which answers real business questions and can be swiftly deployed. Elsewhere, Visa Canada and Finn AI formed a collaboration to expand artificial intelligence banking capabilities through Visa Developer. "We are proud to work with Finn AI and collaborate in the rapidly evolving AI and chatbot space. For consumers, this will mean a more relevant and personalised digital experience," Derek Colfer, Head of Digital Product, Visa Canada said.
Lastly, future payment systems should follow the principle 'customer first' and be equitable. "All entities will be given a fair chance to participate. One's ability to freely transact will not be decided by a small group of people behind closed doors. The future of payments will be open, free, and fair," Sean Rolland, BitPay's Director Product, concludes.
Find out what Wim Raymaekers, Global Head of Banking Market at SWIFT, has to say on the future of payment systems — "Payments experience will continue to improve and get richer".
Science editor at thefintechtimes.com & blockchain girl based in London. Fintech and blockchain researcher from 2016. I do believe decentralised technology bring freedom and new opportunities to the global economy. Graduated from London Metropolitan, MSc Digital Communications.


This action shot, taken at Oxford on 3rd June 1965, has always been a particular favourite of mine and is possibly one of the first speedway photographs that I ever bought. It shows Nils Paulsen leading Bluey Scott. My first speedway meeting had been at White City the previous evening, when my brother took me to see Scotland beating England 62-46. Another photograph of this race was used the following month for the front cover of the Glasgow v Wolverhampton programme. The caption read, "Nils and Bluey in 5-1 mood." The heat details show that in the three races that Nils and Bluey rode together at Oxford, they lost two 4-2's and a 5-1. However, Nils Paulsen did get a maximum heat win with Bruce Ovenden in heat 8. Indeed that was the only heat winner for the Tigers who were mauled by the Cheetahs 48-30.
The first time that I saw speedway in Edinburgh was at the Old Meadowbank Stadium in August 1967 for the British League match between the Monarchs and Poole Pirates. This action shot, taken at the second bend, is from Heat 4 and shows Oyvind S Berg trying to take advantage of a gap between Geoff Mudge in white and the veteran Tony Lewis in yellow & black. Bill Landels is the other Monarch in this race. A couple of seconds later all four riders were in a heap when Berg, according to the match report in the Speedway Star, "came off in a shower of sparks and smoke."
In the re-run the Pirates grabbed a 5-0 with Geoff Penniket, in place of Mudge, winning from Lewis. Oyvind had been stretchered off with concussion and was not allowed to ride again. Bill Landels fell and did not complete four laps. The Monarchs won the match 45-32 with a 12-point maximum from Bernt Persson. Gote Nordin was the top scoring Pirate with 10 points from his four rides.
It is the beginning of July 1969, the first season at Hampden Stadium and the Tigers are up against Wolverhampton Wolves in the British League. This is the start of Heat 11 with Geoff Ambrose, on gate one, against Jim McMillan, Tommy Sweetman and Bobby Beaton. McMillan won this Heat from Sweetman and Ambrose. The Tigers secured a comfortable 48-30 win against the Wolves, a team that had yet to win at Glasgow since the inception of the British League in 1965. Bobby Beaton, when he was aged just 16, had ridden three matches for the Tigers in 1968 and although he was struggling for points the promotion persevered with the youngster throughout the 1969 season and he missed just one match, finishing with an average of 2�78. Bobby's best season as a Glasgow rider was during the Tiger's last year at Hampden in 1972 when his average reached 8.57.
This third bend action shot at Hampden Stadium is from Heat 7 of the match against Wolverhampton Wolves in July 1969. Russ Dent is being put under pressure from Peter Vandenberg, while at the back, James Bond is about to be passed by Jim McMillan.
Russ Dent won the race, which resulted in the first 5-1 of the match. The Hampden circuit was his favourite track and he scored a paid maximum in the first meeting to be held at the national stadium. The only reason I was able to get this particular viewpoint was because the public address system for the north enclosure had failed and spectators were allowed to walk round the third and fourth bend terracing and sit in the main stand. Hence the rather sparse looking crowd.


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En electrodinàmica, la polarització circular d'una ona electromagnètica és un estat de polarització en què, en cada punt, el camp electromagnètic de l'ona té una magnitud constant i gira a una velocitat constant en un pla perpendicular a la direcció de l'ona.

En electrodinàmica, la força i la direcció d'un camp elèctric es defineixen pel seu vector de camp elèctric. En el cas d'una ona polaritzada circularment, com es veu a l'animació adjunta, la punta del vector de camp elèctric, en un punt determinat de l'espai, es relaciona amb la fase de la llum a mesura que viatja a través del temps i l'espai. En qualsevol instant de temps, el vector de camp elèctric de l'ona indica un punt d'una hèlix orientat al llarg de la direcció de propagació. Una ona polaritzada circularment pot girar en un dels dos sentits possibles: polarització circular en sentit horari o dreta (RHCP) en què el vector del camp elèctric gira en sentit dret respecte a la direcció de propagació, i en sentit contrari a les agulles del rellotge o polarització circular manual a l'esquerra(LHCP) en què el vector gira en sentit esquerra.

La polarització circular és un cas límit de polarització el·líptica. L'altre cas especial és la polarització lineal més fàcil d'entendre. Els tres termes van ser encunyats per Augustin-Jean Fresnel, en un llibre de memòries llegit a l'Acadèmia Francesa de Ciències el 9. Desembre de 1822. Fresnel havia descrit per primera vegada el cas de la polarització circular, sense nomenar-lo encara, el 1821.

El fenomen de la polarització sorgeix com a conseqüència del fet que la llum es comporta com una ona transversal bidimensional.

La polarització circular es produeix quan els dos vectors de components del camp elèctric ortogonal són de la mateixa magnitud i estan fora de fase exactament 90°, o un quart de longitud d'ona.

Referències

Electromagnetisme

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The St. Charles County Parks Department allows harvestable fishing in our multiple lakes, ponds and streams. In order to maintain a healthy population within our waterways, it is necessary to remove several mature fish per acre each year. Bass and bluegill are self-sustaining populations and catfish can be re-stocked based on population studies. Without harvest, fish can become stunted and never reach full maturity.
There is no charge for fishing in our parks, but visitors must comply with the rules and regulations of the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). Fishing within and along park waterways is governed by the regulations of the State of Missouri. Permits are required for all persons aged 16–64 who fish at St. Charles County Parks. Visit the MDC website for a complete listing of Missouri fishing rules and regulations.
In addition to all the fishing opportunities throughout our regional parks system, we offer an annual Youth Fish Camp to children at Quail Ridge Park and participate in MDC's Free Fishing Days June 11 and 12.


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The programme for this year's Cosmetics Consultants Europe (CCE) Open Academy has been revealed.
The event is aimed at industry professionals and offers an industry-sharing opportunity for consultants, formulators, branding professionals and regulators alike.
It is to be held in Barcelona on 5-6. November at the Spanish Society of Cosmetic Chemists, and this will be its second consecutive year.
This year's theme is "Cosmetics from inside Out – From latest Marketing Trends to Global Regulatory Affairs", and registration to attend the event is set to open soon.


And wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and wait!!
The diaper seems so necessary; it's all you've ever known.
Maybe you should try the potty, now that you have grown.
Mom and Dad are excited.
The potty is where big girls and boys go tee-tee and poo-poo.
You feel great in your body. Your pants are no longer wet, thanks to you and the potty.
The Diaper seemed so necessary; it was all you'd ever known.
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Mommy and Daddy use the potty and now you can too.
When you use the potty, everyone is proud of you.


Uganda police has blocked a legislator, Francis Zaake from travelling abroad to seek medical treatment for injuries he sustained during military detention two weeks ago.
Zaake along with other legislators Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine and Paul Mwiru were injured during their arrests and detentions following clashes between opposition supporters and president Yoweri Museveni's convoy in the West Nile town of Arua.
Several women and other political agents also sustained injuries, and the accusations of torture and physical condition of the legislators have been condemned by human rights activists and Museveni's allies in the West.
Mityana municipality MP Francis Zaake is a suspect on the run who disappeared from lawful police custody in Arua and should be arrested at the earliest.
Zaake, has been hospitalised at Rubaga Hospital in Kampala for over two weeks, while Bobi Wine whose detention sparked protests in Uganda and abroad has also since been granted bail to allow him get medical attention.
On Thursday, local newspaper, Daily Monitor reported that Zaake, whose family had mobilised to seek further treatment in India, had been barred from travelling.
Government spokesperson, Ofwono Opondo had earlier said on Twitter that Zaake should be arrested, arguing that he could be making an attempt to escape from justice.
''Mityana municipality MP Francis Zaake is a suspect on the run who disappeared from lawful police custody in Arua and should be arrested at the earliest,'' read Opondo's tweet.
Asuman Basalirwa, one of Zaake's lawyers confirmed that police at Entebbe International Airport had insisted that they need clearance from police before they could travel.
''We informed him that we are not aware that the Hon Francis Zaake is wanted by police or court. But even if he was wanted, his condition cannot allow him to either go to police or court," Basalirwa added.
A statement from Uganda police says the legislator has been apprehended as he was 'trying to flee then country'.
The police say Zaake will be taken to the national hospital, Mulago Hospital, where he will be attended by government doctors, 'while under police custody as earlier intended'.
''He will be produced before court at an appropriate time,'' concludes the statement which indicates that Zaake could be charged with treason, assault and malicious damage of property.


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President's Message to Campus - September 27, 2019
The long-standing tradition of homecoming at Ferris is a wonderful opportunity for students, faculty, staff and the greater Big Rapids community to come together and celebrate our unique history. As the University commemorates 135 years, it seems fitting to share how our tradition of homecoming began. In 1926, when Woodbridge N. Ferris was president and serving in the U.S. Senate, a group of World War I veterans wanted to reunite with their former Gamma Phi Sigma fraternity brothers. Through this, the tradition of homecoming began at the Ferris Institute and has continued for 93 consecutive years on the Big Rapids campus.
Today and throughout the weekend the Big Rapids campus will be filled with students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members taking part in various homecoming activities. This afternoon the College of Pharmacy is hosting a rededication ceremony to celebrate the completion of renovations made to the Hagerman Pharmacy Building. This event begins at 3:30 p.m. and all are welcome to attend. Tonight at the annual Fall Reunion dinner we will induct members of the Class of 1969 into the Society of Golden Eagles and honor Distinguished Alumni and Pacesetter Award recipients.
On Saturday, students, faculty, staff and alumni will be participating in the annual homecoming parade at noon on Michigan Avenue in downtown Big Rapids. This celebration showcases our Ferris pride and brings together the Big Rapids and Ferris communities. Later in the afternoon, our football team hosts Northern Michigan at 3 p.m., with tailgating activities beginning at 11 a.m. It is wonderful to see a number of our Colleges hosting alumni welcome tents along with the Alumni Association and Office of Multicultural Student Services. This year's homecoming also includes special reunions of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority and Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity who are welcoming back alumni to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their founding.
Homecoming is a powerful reminder of the difference a Ferris education can make for our students and the strong connection they have with our institution. Thank you for continuing this tradition and making this such an enjoyable and welcoming experience.
This week's HatchEd conference was the first of its kind held on our campus. In the University Center ballrooms, many exhibits featured the great work that is already being implemented across various disciplines, and 39 sessions were held by faculty and staff to showcase their innovative ideas with the greater campus community.
A spirit of collaboration was evident, and this event was a strong testament to the importance of nurturing creativity and empowering a culture of innovation on our campus. It was truly an impressive two days, and I am grateful to each faculty and staff member who took time to share their work. Thank you to Academic Affairs, the Academic Senate and the KCAD College Senate for sponsoring this event. The Ferris Grand Rapids marketing team – Eric Hazen, Jennifer Amlotte, Michelle Selimi and Ashlee Mishler, along with many others in Extended and Internal Operations helped support this.
Disability Awareness Month
This month the Liaison Committee for Students With Disabilities has organized a series of events to highlight Disability Awareness Month –
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 6 p.m., UC 213 – Film screening and discussion of "Deej"
Thursday, Oct. 10, 11 a.m., LGBTQ+ Resource Center – All Bodies Dance Party
Saturday, Oct. 12, 9 a.m., UC 202 – Esports Unity Bowl
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 6 p.m., BUS 111 – Flirting With Disability featuring College of Business alumna Melissa DiVietri
Thursday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m., North Campus Quad – Companions in the Quad: A community-building event for staff, students and faculty who have registered emotional support, assistance, companion and/or service animals
Saturday, Oct. 26, 9 a.m., Big Rapids City Hall –Skeleton Skurry Inclusive 5K
For more information on these events visit the Disability Awareness Month webpage.
Thank you to committee members Kim Dickman, Amy Greene, Ashley Hawley, Andresa Maciejewski, Denise Moulter, Christopher Richmond and chair Maggie Walcott for planning and organizing these events for the campus community. If you have the opportunity, please make plans to attend.
This is an exciting and busy weekend for Bulldog Athletics. On Saturday football and College of Business alumni Brian ('94) and Jeff Carmody ('99) will serve as grand marshals in the homecoming parade. The brothers own and operate 42 Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants throughout Michigan, Massachusetts and Louisiana. They both credit their success to the education and experiences they received while at Ferris State University. There is a wonderful story on the Carmody brothers on the News & Events webpage. A large crowd is expected for the homecoming football game that kicks-off at 3 p.m. against Northern Michigan. Our team is 3-0 and ranked #2 in the nation. Join the homecoming fun and cheer the team on to victory.
Our volleyball team returned home against Northwood on Tuesday, celebrating a 3-0 sweep. The team improved to 8-3 overall and 2-1 in the GLIAC. They host Purdue Northwest tonight at 7 p.m. and Wisconsin-Parkside on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
Last weekend the women's golf squad had another strong performance, earning runner-up honors in the Cumberland Trail Golf Classic in Pataskala, Ohio. In this 16-team event they matched a school record with a round of 296 on Saturday and closed with a 308 on Sunday to finish at 604 or +28 on the weekend in the 36-hole tournament. The 604 team score represents the lowest figure for a 36-hole event in school history. The women were led by senior Destiny Lawson, who earned runner-up honors individually with a 142 total. She shot an even-par 72 in round one and came back with a two-under 70 on Sunday. Her 142 total also set an individual 36-hole record, topping the previous all-time best score of 144 set back in 2007-08. The team hosts the Bulldog Women's Fall Invitational this weekend at Katke Golf Course.
Finally, off to one of their best starts in history, the women's soccer team remains unbeaten and 11th ranked with a record of 5-0-1. They host Davenport today at 4 p.m. and Ashland on Sunday at noon.
Homecoming is a special weekend for our University, and I look forward to seeing everyone who will be on campus celebrating these events. Please come out, bring your family and friends, and enjoy the homecoming festivities.
David L. Eisler, president
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With Christmas right around the corner and the New Year in close pursuit, the Holiday Season is in full swing. As we prepare to ring in 2011, here's an idea for your New Year's resolution: Why not ob serve all the upcoming eco-holidays over the next 12 months?
Here's a list of nine green holidays and we're betting you've never heard of some of them! Please visit GreenWala.com to see detailed descriptions of each.
Okay, maybe you won't be able to observe all of the eco-holidays, but why not pick a couple and appreciate our natural environment a bit more than usual that day? Sounds like a green New Year's resolution we can get behind.
On that note, what are your environmental friendly goals for the upcoming year? We'd love to hear about them in the comments section below.


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\section{ The idea }
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The concept of color  transparency~\cite{CT} has recently attracted much
attention.
This phenomenon illustrates the power of exclusive reactions to  isolate
simple elementary quark configurations. The experimental technique  to
probe these configurations is the following.

 For  a hard  exclusive reaction,  say electron  scattering from  a
proton, the  scattering amplitude  at large  momentum transfer  $Q^2$ is
suppressed  by  powers  of  $Q^2$  if  the proton contains more than the
minimal number  of constituents.   This  is derived  from the  QCD based
quark  counting   rules,  which   result  from   the  factorization   of
wave-function-like  distribution  amplitudes.    Thus protons containing
only  valence  quarks  participate  in  the  scattering.  Moreover, each
quark,  connected  to  another  one  by  a  hard gluon exchange carrying
momentum of order $Q$, should be found within a distance of order $1/Q$.
Thus, at  large $Q^2$ one  selects a very  special quark configuration which
can be defined in terms of selected short distance regions  of the wave
function:
all connected  quarks are  close together,  forming a  small size  color
neutral  configuration. While this is just an important region, quantum
mechanically contributing to the process, it is  sometimes  referred  to
 as a {\em mini hadron}. We will use this term freely, with the
understanding that
the term refers to a region, not a hadron.
This mini hadron (like any amplitude selected for its importance)
is not a  stationary state and  evolves until finally one measures
combinations of
normal hadrons.

Such  a color  singlet system  cannot emit  or absorb  soft gluons
which carry energy or momentum smaller than $Q$.  This is because  gluon
radiation --- like photon radiation in QED --- is a coherent process and
there is thus destructive interference between gluon emission amplitudes
by quarks  with ''opposite''  color.   Even without  knowing exactly how
exchanges  of   soft  gluons   and  other   constituents  create  strong
interactions, we  know that  these interactions  must be  turned off for
small color singlet objects.

An exclusive hard reaction will thus probe strong interactions in three
complementary ways:

\begin{itemize}

\item  First, selecting the simplest Fock state amounts to the study of
 the structure of a {\em  mini hadron}, i.e. the short distance part of a
 minimal Fock state  component in the hadron  wave function. This is of
 primordial interest for  the understanding  of  the  difficult  physics
 of  confinement.

\item  Secondly,
letting the mini-state evolve during its travel through different nuclei
of various  sizes allows  an indirect  but unique  way to  test how  the
squeezed mini-state  goes back  to its  full size  and complexity,  {\em
i.e.} how  quarks inside  a color-singlet state  rearrange themselves
spatially to
''reconstruct'' a normal size hadron.   In this respect the  observation
of baryonic resonance  production as well  as detailed spin  studies are
mandatory.

\item Thirdly, the study of the (reduced) final state interactions of the
 {\em  mini hadron} with spectator hadrons, through the soft scattering of these
 latter ones, opens the domain of the strong interactions of small color-singlet
objects, much related to Pomeron physics.
\end{itemize}

\section {\bf Present Data}

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Experimental data on color transparency are very scarce but worth
considering in detail. The first piece of evidence for something like
color transparency came from the Brookhaven experiment on pp elastic
scattering at $90^\circ$  CM in a nuclear medium ~\cite{ref:ASC88}{}.
These data
lead to a lively debate. The special feature of hadron hadron elastic scattering
at fixed angle is that in addition to a clear cut  short distance amplitude,
there is an infrared sensitive process (the so-called
independent scattering mechanism) which allows not so small configurations to
scatter elastically. The phenomenon of colour transparency is thus
replaced by a {\it nuclear filtering} process: elastic scattering in
a nucleus filters away the big component of the nucleon wave function
and thus its contribution to the cross-section. Since the presence of these
two competing processes had been analysed \cite{ref:PR82}{} as responsible for
the oscillating pattern seen in the scaled cross-section $s^{10}d\sigma/dt$,
an oscillating color transparency ratio emerges~\cite{ref:RP90}.
One way ("attenuation method") to understand data is to define a survival
probability
 related in a standard way to an effective attenuation cross section
 $\sigma_{eff}(Q^2) $ and to plot this attenuation cross section as a
 function of the transfer of the reaction\cite{ref:JR}{}. One indeed obtains
 values of  $\sigma_{eff}(Q^2) $ decreasing with $Q^2 $ and quite smaller
 than the free space inelastic proton cross section. The survival probability
is even found to obey a simple scaling law in $Q^2/A^{1/3}$\cite{ref:PR}{}

The SLAC NE18 experiment\cite{ref:SLAC}{} recently
 measured the color transparency ratio up to
$Q^2=7 GeV^2$ , without any observable increase. This conclusion follows
only if
the hard scattering part of the process is assumed to be the same as in
free space,
canceling out in forming the transparency ratio. While this assumption is
not needed
in the attenuation method, the precision of the data were not sufficient to
conclude much using the less model-dependent test. While the majority view
is that
these data cast doubt on the most optimistic onset of color transparency,
emphasizing
 the importance of a sufficient boost to get the small state quickly out of
the nucleus,
this conclusion remains tentative and something to be tested.

The diffractive electroproduction of vector mesons at
 Fermilab~\cite{ref:Fermilab}{} and Cern~\cite{ref:NMC}{}  exhibit
an interesting increase of the transparency ratio for data at $Q^2 \simeq 7
GeV^2$.
In this case the boost is high since the lepton energy is around
$E \simeq 200 GeV$ but the problem is to disentangle diffractive
from inelastic events.

\section{\bf Future prospects }
\hspace {\parindent}
It should by now be obvious to the reader that Color Transparency is just an
emerging field of study and that one should devote much attention to get
more information on this physics in the near future.
\subsection{\bf Experiments }
A second round of proton experiments at Brookhaven has been approved and
 a new detector named EVA ~\cite{BNL850} with much higher acceptance
 has been taking
data for about one year. Along with other improvements and increased
beam type, this should increase the amount of data taken by a factor
 of 400 allowing a larger energy range and an analysis at different
scattering angles. It may also open the field of  meson-nucleus reactions.

The Hermes detector ~\cite{HERMES} at HERA is beginning operation. It will
enable a
confirmation of existing data on $\rho$ meson diffractive production at
moderate
$Q^2$ values and quite smaller values of energies:
 $10 \leq \nu \leq 22 GeV$.

\noindent
This experiment might however suffer from the same weakness as
the ones from FNAL and CERN since Hermes small luminosity only allows integrated
measurements and thus cannot assure that  diffractive events are not
polluted by inelastic events. It seems difficult to envisage in the
near future the detection of the recoiling proton.

The $15-30 GeV$ continuous electron beam ELFE project is presently discussed
at the European level~\cite{ref:ELFE}. Besides the determination of
hadronic valence
wave functions through the careful study of many exclusive hard reactions
in free space, the use of nuclear targets to test and use  color
transparency is one of
 its major goals. The $(e,e',p)$ reaction should in particular be studied
in a wide
range of $Q^2$ up to $21 GeV^2$,thus allowing to connect to SLAC data (and
better
 resolution but similar low  $Q^2$ data from CEBAF) and hopefully clearly
establish
 this phenomenon in the simplest occurence.
The measurement of the transparency ratio for photo-and
electroproduction of heavy vector mesons, in particular of $\psi$ and
 $\psi'$ will open  a new regime where the mass of the quark enters as
an other scale controlling the formation length of the produced meson.
\subsection{\bf Theory }

\subsubsection{Large {\it vs} Small Nuclei }

To the extent that the electromagnetic form factors are understood as  a
function of $Q^2$,
 $eA \rightarrow e' (A-1)  ~ p$
experiments will measure
the color screening properties of QCD.   The most straightforward quantity to be
 measured  is the transparency ratio $T_r$ which is defined as:
\begin{equation}
T_r = \frac{\sigma_{Nucleus}}{Z \sigma_{Nucleon}}
\end{equation}

At asymptotically large values  of $Q^2$, dimensional estimates  suggest
that $T_r$ scales as a function of $A^{\frac{1}{3}}/Q^2$~\cite{ref:PR}{}.
The  approach to the scaling behavior as well as  the value of $T_r$ as a
function  of
the  scaling  variable  determine  the  evolution  from  the  mini-region
 to the  complete hadron.   This interesting  effect
can be measured in an $(e , e' p)$ reaction that  provides
the best chance for a {\it quantitative} interpretation.

Although color transparency was first mostly considered as an effect to be
studied  on rather large nuclei, it became  recently clear that small nuclei
had much to teach us about this physics item. Deuteron  electrodesintegration
reactions $d(e,e'p)n$ for instance~\cite{deut}, both polarized and unpolarized,
is much interesting. The idea is  simple; let us examine the case where the
 virtual photon mostly hit the proton in the deuteron. The
   neutron momentum distribution is then  due to the combination of
\begin{itemize}
\item  Fermi momentum effects in the initial state;
\item  final state interactions.
\end {itemize}
\noindent
These two components are well known at small $Q^2$.
At large  $Q^2$, the hard process selects small-sized proton, and the
interaction {\it miniproton}-neutron is much weaker. This is where Pomeron
 physics enters, at least if energy is high enough. High $Q^2$
electroproduction
data appear then as an unexpected testing bench of soft physics, with the
important bonus of a controlable variable sized hadron scattering on a
normal one.
Whether the small size justifies completely a  perturbative treatment of
this small transfer amplitude is still an open question.

The cross section for  $d(e,e'p)n$ may be written as

\begin{equation}
{d\sigma \over {dE_{e'}d\Omega_{e'}d^3p_p }} = \sigma_{ep} ~~D_d(q,p_p,p_n) ~~
\delta (q_0-M_d-E_p-E_n)
\end{equation}

\noindent
where $D_d(q,p_p,p_n)$ is the joint probability of the
 initial proton having a Fermi momentum $p_p-q$ and the final proton (neutron)
a momentum $p_p$ ($p_n$). A poor energy resolution would restrict the physics
to a qualitative
 observation of color transparency, whereas a very good one would allow a
quantitative determination of the  miniproton-neutron scattering cross-section
as a  function of the miniproton size ({\it i.e.} $Q^2$), provided one
controls and
deconvoluates Fermi momentum effects in the deuteron.

Frankfurt {\it et al}~\cite{deut} estimate sizable  effects at CEBAF
energies, which amount to
$Q^2$ values in the range
 $\sim 4 GeV^2 \leq Q^2\leq~10~(GeV/c)^2$. Prospects are brighter within
 ELFE conditions.

\subsubsection{Helicity (non-)conservation }
 The hadronic helicity conservation rule in hard exclusive reactions~\cite{hel}
 follows from two assumptions:
\begin{itemize}
\item quark masses can be  neglected;
\item  valence states (with only fermions) dominate.

\end {itemize}
\noindent
These assumptions which asymptotically are quite solid in reactions such as
 $(e,e',p)$ are less justified in the hadronic case~\cite{gpr}. They are
exactly
what leads to the result of color transparency. It thus follows that
{\it the helicity non-conserving contributions must be  filtered away
 in a nuclear medium}.
It is thus most interesting, at a given value of  $Q^2$ to compare
the nuclear absorbtion of  amplitudes  violating the helicity conservation rule.
 For this measurement to be possible, we must consider cases where such
amplitudes
are quite large at reasonable $Q^2$ values. This is not the case
for the proton form factor $F_2$, but maybe for the $ p-\Delta$ transition form
factor~\cite {Burkert}, measured at $Q^2 = 3.2 GeV^2$.

In the case of hadronic reactions, it has been predicted~\cite{gpr} that
the amount
of helicity non conservation seen for instance in the helicity matrix
elements of the  $\rho$ meson produced in
$\pi p\rightarrow\rho p$ at 90$^\circ$ would be filtered out in a nucleus.
 Experimental data in free space~\cite{hep} yield
$\rho_{1-1}=0.32\pm0.10$, at $s=20.8$GeV$^2$, $\theta_{\rm CM}=90^\circ$,
for the non-diagonal helicity violating matrix element. If the persistence of
helicity non-conservation is correctly understood as due to independent
scattering processes which do not select mini-hadrons and thus are not
subject to color transparency, helicity conservation should be restored
at the same $Q^2$ in proceeses filtered by  nuclei. One should thus observe
a monotonic decrease of $\rho_{1-1}$ with $A$.

\noindent {\bf \Large Acknowledgements}.

  Most of the work described here was done in
collaboration with John P. Ralston, whom I thank again.

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Q: Android SDK 2 emulator works but 3 doesn't I have read this thread Android emulator refuses to boot
and tried to apply the solutions, none did work for emulator 3. I even tried to add my d:\androidsk folder to path and android_sdk_home environment variables, it doesn't solve the problem: it just shows _android on the black screen for hours.
I have installed reinstalled multiple times also already.
What else could I do ?
I got the last version tools from today google sdk site.
Update: I have started several times, I got it work once but with error message "Activity launcher forced to close", I have to click wait multiple times to see android desktop.
When I close the VM and tries again with the same I cannot make it work again.
This I tried on 2 machines:
Netbook eeePC 1215B (AMD c60 if I remember well) and Windows Tablet EP21 (intel core i5)
Why on earth do some people downvote this question ? I'm not the only one who got that problem, are they ashame that Android sdk is so buggy ?

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Roger Alsing has posted a discussion of how Intellipad's support for MGrammar development makes writing DSLs easier but showing you what parsers and how as you update the input file and the grammar file itself.
Personally, I'm a huge fan of seeing something work as I type. Think of it as "holistic intellsense." The SQL generation in Intellipad works the exact same way. I find it a huge help.


There are many types of airbrushes and compressors out there. Any airbrush you buy from a chain Hobby Store (ie Michaels or Hobby Lobby) is probably going to be grossly overpriced. The most basic air brush can be bought at around $50. You can get more fancy air brushes that have more control over the PSI at finger tip level and a wide range of needles among other things, but I haven't seen any of that as a necessity so far.
My personal air brush is a Paasche H Model. It comes with three needle sizes and is a single action airbrush meaning it turns on and off. You can find them on Amazon or eBay for $40+ (or straight from Paasche for much more).
The air compressor is the other main component. They start at around $70 depending on where you go and what kind you get. The compressor I have was given to me by a family friend and is a Paasche from about 1970 or so. It still works perfect despite its age. The compressor you get should pump out a max of 40-50 PSI. Optimal PSI for airbrushing varies from 25-40. The higher the PSI the finer the paint particles are, the lower the PSI the bigger the paint particles are. I leave my PSI around 30 but adjust it based on paint thickness.
The Master Airbrush compressor looks like a good choice for $70 on Amazon. I do not personally have one but it seems to be highly rated. I encourage you to shop around and see what you can find.
Most airbrush compressors come standard with an air regulator with filter and water trap. This device gives you a constant stream of pressure and is adjustable with a dial. It also filters out dust and water from entering your air stream.
If your compressor does not have one, or you buy a compressor not necessarily made for airbrushing, you can pick them up at most hardware stores or on Amazon.
Thinner is very important if you plan to be buying paints that are not pre-thinned. Each paint type has its own thinner and each company seems to have their own thinner for their own paint. Acrylic thinner is a mixture of water and binding agents. Enamel thinner is made primarily of 'mineral spirits'. It's a type of oil reducer that breaks down oil into a liquid, taking the clumps of enamel paint into something you can spray. Realistically you could pick up a big gallon of regular mineral spirits from your hardware store, or any other type of oil based paint thinner. However, airbrush paint thinner (both water and oil based) usually contain some other chemicals to help with panting and binding. For this reason, and to play it safe, I try to buy the same brand thinner as paint or atleast airbrush thinner. My prefered thinner for both enamel and acrylic is Humbrol as I primarily paint in Humbrol. This, however, can be hard to get in a pinch in the States and is often out of stock on their website. For this reason I use Testors Universal Enamel Thinner for enamel and Createx Transparent Base for acrylic.
You're gonna need jars. A lot of jars. Think you have enough? You don't. Every color, every mix, and every brand of paint gets it own jar. Throwing out unused paint doesn't make much sense so I never get to reuse a jar.
Glass airbrush jars are the best thing to keep mixed/thinned paint in. They are also what will connect to your airbrush. I have bought several sets of these airbrush jars from Amazon. They work great and hold one can of Humbrol paint with thinner. Larger jars are also good to have on hand for mixing paints together. I was given a few dozen larger glass jars for this reason. However, any glass jar will work for mixing and storing paint.
Jars with siphons expose the paint to air. This causes paint to dry out during storage. I recommend picking up some jar nubs to keep paint from drying out. You'll have to put tape on the hole on the lid of the jar too.
A paint mixer/stirring tool is the best quality of life improvement you can buy. I used popsicle sticks and plastic rods to mix for the longest time, then I discovered this. Put this in your paint, press the button, and watch it mix. All the liquids get mixed perfectly together without clumps and clogs. If you're going to me mixing, thinning, and storing - get this.
Some other things I prefer to have are popsicle sticks and a few syringes. Popsicle sticks are good for scooping paint out of cans and testing paint thickness. Syringes are great for precise thinner measurements.


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The Latest ► Press Releases ► Volunteers wanted for new scheme to reduce waste in Scottish communities
Volunteers wanted for new scheme to reduce waste in Scottish communities
A new volunteer scheme has been launched across Scotland today (18 July 2011) to provide more local support to help householders boost recycling rates and reduce the amount of waste they produce.
Twenty regionally-based volunteer coordinators have been funded by Zero Waste Scotland to lead the search for volunteers across Scotland to provide grassroots support to local and national zero waste initiatives.
Experts at Zero Waste Scotland warn that, despite huge efforts to increase recycling rates across the country, more must be done to tackle the waste of valuable resources.
Key opportunities include:
Recycling more – Scotland has a long way to go to reach a target its 70% recycling target by 2025. The Recycle Now for Scotland campaign aims to help people recycle more things more often.
Throwing away less – Scotland produces 19.5 million tonnes of waste a year, enough to fill an Olympic swimming pool every 10 minutes.
Stopping the waste of good food – £1 billion of food and drink which could have been consumed is thrown out by Scottish households every year. The Love Food Hate Waste campaign aims to stop this waste, saving the average household up to £430 annually.
Changing attitudes to reuse – only one in five people in Scotland currently donate unwanted items to charities or reuse projects. Zero Waste Scotland's national reuse network will aim to make reuse a mainstream option.
Tim Morton, Zero Waste Scotland's National Partnerships Manager, who met with volunteers in Fife recently to mark the launch of the programme, said:
"Local volunteers have a vital role to play in our bid to help individuals and communities across Scotland reap the benefits of achieving a zero waste society.
"Not only does achieving zero waste help the environment, it can also save householders money and helps to build new industries in Scotland where discarded materials can be turned into new, high-value products.
"By asking ourselves 'What can I do today?', volunteers can help people in their local community by giving them simple, practical tips to help them reduce waste and recycle more. From combatting food waste and reducing unwanted mail to promoting home composting and recycling, volunteers can help people to go green and often save money in the process."
The Zero Waste Volunteer Programme already has over 500 volunteers working with 18 community groups in over 20 local authority areas in Scotland. Falkland Centre for Stewardship, a local charity, is one of those already signed up to take part.
Helen Lawrenson, the Centre's Director, said that she knows that the scheme is a great way for her group to connect with householders all over Fife.
Helen said:
"We are thrilled to be part of the Zero Waste Volunteer Programme.
"The Fife volunteers are really keen to get out and about and talk to as many people as possible. Our newly recruited volunteer coordinators, Kirsty and Louise, are on hand to provide training, support and advice, and, we are in the process of developing a fantastic new dedicated volunteer base at our offices.
"We hope that, as more people hear about the new programme, we can attract even more volunteers by following Zero Waste Scotland's example and asking people to think 'What can I do today?'
"We are also really excited by the prospect of expanding our ability to provide food waste advice and training. With help from Zero Waste Scotland, we hope to be able to develop our facilities to bring messages about reducing food waste and saving money to a much wider audience."
To find out more about the work of Zero Waste Scotland or the new Volunteer Programme, visit www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/volunteer.


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The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/2008/03/31/report-women-excluded-exec-positions/)
Report: Women Excluded from Exec. Positions
By Sam Cross | March 31, 2008
Recent research from the Institute for Women and Work, part of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, revealed that while women are increasingly rising to middle-management positions, a glass ceiling still exists and restricts women access to executive offices.
Along with the Women's Executive Circle of New York, the Institute for Women and Work recorded the number of women at the top of the 100 largest publicly-held corporations in New York.
According to the report "2007 New York Census: The State of Women Business Leaders in New York State," women hold 15.6 percent of the 1,129 board seats and 11.9 percent of the 354 executive offices in the 100 largest public companies in New York.
Dr. Francine Moccio, director of the Institute for Women and Work, said she sees the improvements that women have made in the workforce; however, Moccio also said she understands that the exclusion of women from leadership positions is still a serious problem facing society.
"Women have made increases in middle management but not in executive jobs like CEOs or CFOs," Moccio said. "Although we have come a long way, there is still a tremendous glass ceiling for women in work. We still have a long way to go."
Although women comprise half of the population, Moccio pointed out the inequality in corporations in which the percentage of female executives is far less that half.
"Women represent half of the population, half of the employees, half of the consumers and half of the voters," Moccio said. "Women bring a different perspective with usually a greater emphasis on such issues as childcare, family life and corporate social responsibility."
As America grapples with issues of gender, race and diversity, Moccio sees now a fitting time to report this research.
"This is a good time to put this issue of women leadership in business on the table," Moccio said. "With a woman and an African American running for president, this clearly shows the importance of having diversity in leadership positions."
Not only does Moccio believe that diversity in executive offices is a positive externality of social equality, she also sees it as a profitable business strategy.
"When diversity is increased, there is an increase of different points of view," she said. "We see that these companies are missing perspectives of women. Women socialize in a different way. Not in a better or worse way, but a different way. Companies need to take into account these differences and embrace them because they will be beneficial to the organization's overall success."
Prof. Jack Goncalo, organizational behavior, agrees with Moccio that diversity in is important but notes that conflicts may result.
"By bringing a diverse group of people together, with a broader range of knowledge, expertise and perspectives, an organization has the potential to improve their performance in addressing complex problems," Goncalo said. "However, diversity can also simultaneously increase conflict and lower cohesion if not properly supervised."
The Institute for Women and Work plans to do a similar report that will look into the number women in leadership positions in other lines of work.
"In the future, we will be taking a closer look at the leadership of women in unions as well as public policy and the political arena," Moccio said.
On Cornell's campus, female organizations act as networks and encouragement groups to help prepare women for leadership roles in the future. Meredith Nethery '09, co-president of the Society for Women in Business, hopes to help women gain a sense of leadership on campus that will translate to success in business.
"The Society for Women in Business works to increase networking abilities for women interested in business and open more doors for women entering in the workforce," Nethery said. "In addition, we do not simply focus on one are of business, whether it be finance or accounting. Instead, our organization shows women the different career paths that they can choose.
Not only does Nethery believe that partaking in organizations is important in improving one's leadership skills, but she also encourages women to partake in organizations outside their comfort zone.
"It is important for women in college to take leadership roles on campus in clubs outside of their comfort zone because that will translate to more leadership in the workforce," Nethery said. "While sororities are important organizations and I am involved in one, women must seek out other leadership roles on campus that go outside their comfort zone and partake in organizations they would not normally. This is a great step improving one's leader skills."
When looking at the leadership opportunities for women on Cornell's campus, Nethery says she has high hopes for the future of women in the work force.
"There are definitely more opportunities now for women to take on larger leadership roles on campus and I think that will definitely show in the difference of leadership opportunities for women in the workforce," she said.
Cornell Lunatic Alum Publishes Humor Book
By Scott Rosenthal April 1, 2008
Cornell's student-run humor publication, the Cornell Lunatic, is celebrating a milestone with the national release of a new book in honor of its 30th anniversary. "Lunacy: The Best of the Cornell Lunatic," published and edited by Joey Green '80, co-founder of the publication, is the first college humor magazine, other than the Harvard Lampoon, to publish a nationally distributed book.
The Lunatic is described by current writers as a haven for aspiring humor writers and satirists to explore new themes in a very inclusive environment.
"As long as it is funny it goes in," said Matt Palmer '08, former editor-in-chief of the magazine.
Burglaries Plague Collegetown
By Jimmy Crowell April 1, 2008
A string of burglaries left many Cornell students living in Collegetown distraught and angered after returning from spring break. According to the Ithaca Police Department crime logs, there were at least six incidences of larceny between March 14 and March 23 in Collegetown, many of which involved breaking and entering.
Over spring break, burglars targeted student homes to steal personal items and, in some cases, damage property. Laptops, televisions, game consoles and jewelry were the most common items stolen from the Collegetown homes.


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Q: Java Nullpointer exception while reading properties file Getting below java null pointer exception when reading the Config.properties file.
LoginTest.java extends TestBase.java and calls the TestBase constructor for loading config properties and calls initializeTestBase method for getting properties from config file.
    java.lang.NullPointerException
        at com.crm.testbase.TestBase.initializeTestBase(TestBase.java:35)
TestBase.java
public class TestBase {
  public static WebDriver driver;
  public static Properties prop;
  public TestBase()
  {
    try
    {
      Properties prop = new Properties();
      FileInputStream fp = new FileInputStream("E:\\Photon WorkSpace\\My_DD_FRAMEWORK"
        + "\\src\\main\\java\\com\\crm\\config\\Config.properties");
      prop.load(fp);
      System.out.println("printing config="+prop.getProperty("browser"));
    } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    } catch (IOException e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }

  public static void initializeTestBase()
  {
    String browser=prop.getProperty("browser");
    System.out.println("printg initilaz test base browser"+ prop.getProperty("browser"));
    if(browser.equals("chrome"))
    {
      System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", "E:\\Selenium Jar\\chromedriver.exe");
      driver = new ChromeDriver();
    }
    driver.manage().window().maximize();
    driver.manage().deleteAllCookies();
    driver.manage().timeouts().pageLoadTimeout(TestUtil.PAGE_LOAD_TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
    driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(TestUtil.IMPLICIT_WAIT, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
    driver.get(prop.getProperty("url"));
  }
}

LoginTest.java
public class LoginTest extends TestBase{
  LoginPage loginPage;
  HomePage hp;
  public  LoginTest()
  {
    super();
  }

  @BeforeMethod
  public void setup()
  {
    System.out.println("calling initalize base");
    initializeTestBase();
    loginPage = new LoginPage();
  }
}

Config.properties
browser=chrome
user=mytest
password=test
url=https://classic.mycrm.com/index.html

Nullpointer exception
RemoteTestNG] detected TestNG version 6.11.0
printing config=chrome
calling initalize base
FAILED CONFIGURATION: @BeforeMethod setup
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.crm.testbase.TestBase.initializeTestBase(TestBase.java:30)
at com.crm.testcases.LoginTest.setup(LoginTest.java:24)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

A: In TestBase.java, you have a static variable named prop that isn't initialized.
Then, down inside your try block in your constructor, you do this:
Properties prop = new Properties();

That creates a new local variable named prop that shadows the static variable, and does not modify the static prop variable at all, so it remains null.  All operations in that try block that reference prop are using that local variable, and not the static variable.
Then, when you get to
String browser=prop.getProperty("browser");

You try to call a method off of that null variable, which results in the exception that you're seeing.
The solution is to change the constructor to have:
prop = new Properties()


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🎧 Sex and Scandal at the Court of Charles II
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According to John Evelyn, the great diarist, Charles II was 'addicted to women'. Charles' court is infamous for tales of licentiousness and promiscuity, and I was thrilled to be joined by Linda Porter who introduced me to Charles' impressive list of mistresses. There was Frances Teresa Stuart, 'the prettiest girl in the world', Barbara Villiers, an ill-tempered courtier, 'pretty, witty' Nell Gwynn, Moll Davis, who bore the last of the king's fifteen illegitimate children and Louise de Kéroualle, the French aristocrat – and spy for Louis XIV. And trapped in the middle of it all was Queen Catherine, the Portuguese princess, who was far from the childless, forlorn and humiliated figure we have come to imagine. Linda argues that she was likeable and resilient, and a leading cultural figure of the day.
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Geometry problems at the end of an SAT and ACT Math section can be hard for two reasons.
First, you may not have done plane geometry (perimeter, area, angles, etc.) for a number of years – perhaps since middle school – so a hard geometry problem will be that much harder due to your unfamiliarity.
Second, even if you are familiar with the concepts and formulas you'd need to solve these geometry problems, you may still struggle with these questions because the way forward is unclear. If you knew what to do, you could do it, but that's the challenge – knowing how to break down the problem and generate the procedure to solve it is the real battle.


JACKSON (WITI) — An autopsy is scheduled to be performed on a 30-year-old Jackson man later on Monday, March 2nd.
The victim was found lying on the driveway of his parents' home around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 28th. Police found the man after a motorist reported what looked like a body lying in the driveway.


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Truffles: Intesa Sanpaolo allocates 10 million for the Umbrian supply chain
Collaboration agreement with Urbani Tartufi and Truffleland
As part of the Filiere Program, Intesa Sanpaolo, Urbani Tartufi Srl and Truffleland Srl have signed a collaboration agreement for access to credit for companies that are part of the distribution process of the Umbrian group, a reference point in the sector for truffles, mushrooms and truffles products on world markets. A 10 million euro ceiling has been set aside for local Umbrian realities to finance long-term investments, also enhancing the generational turnover and young entrepreneurs in the sector.
The goal is to encourage financial support to agricultural entrepreneurs who intend to build new truffle plants and/or extensions by joining the Truffleland project by Urbani Tartufi. An intervention that is part of the initiatives that the bank has implemented in coherence and in support of investments linked to the PNRR.
Urbani Tartufi, founded in 1852 with headquarters in Sant'Anatolia di Narco in the province of Perugia, is a company with widespread national and international diffusion with which Intesa Sanpaolo has long established a strong collaboration. Truffleland is a company controlled by Urbani, specialized in the production and sale of mycorrhizal truffle seedlings, in the construction of turnkey truffle plants, cultivated truffle fields, with a team of experts in the field of truffle cultivation.
Massimiliano Cattozzi, Head of Agribusiness Intesa Sanpaolo, a few days after taking up his new role, declared: "We are proud to add a new excellence of Made in Italy to our Supply Chain Development Program. The truffle supply chain is indeed a source of pride for our country in the world as a testimony of the quality and richness of the productions. We also want to encourage generational turnover and support Umbrian youth entrepreneurship as they represent the future of this important territory rich in traditions to be preserved, while at the same time promoting investments for green and digital transitions and innovation, in line with the PNRR interventions".
Giammarco Urbani, CEO of Urbani Tartufi underlines: "The one signed with Intesa Sanpaolo for the Italian truffle is an important milestone, a fundamental pillar for truffle farming that will finally be able to represent an answer for the younger generations. Instead of being forced to leave our country, young people will be able to devote themselves to this highly profitable practice which, thanks to Truffleland, has scientific value and guaranteed success. Urbani Tartufi will also undertake to purchase all the truffles collected at the current market price with immediate payment".
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YOKE LORE SHARES NEW SINGLE, ANNOUNCES UPCOMING EP
LISTEN AND SHARE "FAKE YOU" HERE
NEW EP, ABSOLUTES, DUE OUT THIS SUMMER VIA ARTS & CRAFTS
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES BEGIN APRIL WITH STOPS IN MONTREAL, TORONTO, AND VANCOUVER
PHOTO CREDIT : Wes And Alex // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES
Absolutes, the forthcoming EP of New York indie pop act Yoke Lore, explores the grey areas between black and white ideas while building upon the lush, sonic palette of his past works. The new music finds multi-instrumentalist, dancer, and visual artist Adrian Galvin polishing his heartfelt anthems and ruminating on finding balance amid respective oppositions by breaking through the notion that truth necessitates purity.
"These songs all gravitate around the struggle between two sides of something," Galvin explains. The opening track, "Fake You", is about the difficulty of realizing your perception of someone doesn't necessarily match who they really are. "Cut And Run" follows, conveying the instinct to flee versus the instinct to find a home, and "Concrete" illustrates Galvin's struggle between living in the city and being in the country. "So, they are all the conflicts of absolutes," he states. "There must be a balance, some movement and some pull. A life of absolutes is no life at all." As with his previous releases, Galvin drew the artwork for his upcoming EP using bifurcated lines and contrasting imagery to convey his messages of absolutes.
The former Walk The Moon and Yellerkin member's solo musical endeavor combines echoing waves of banjo, vocals, and percussion to create unforgettable pop songs with tactile sincerity and conviction. Galvin first hit the ground running in 2016 with Yoke Lore's debut EP, Far Shore. In 2017, the title track of his 2017 EP Goodpain hit #1 on Hype Machine, and quickly after his songs caught fire on Spotify, racking up over 10 million plays throughout the year.
Goodpain also garnered attention from major tastemakers such as NYLON, Consequence of Sound, Billboard, and more. Yoke Lore toured extensively through 2017 with acts like Aquilo and fellow Arts & Crafts labelmates Overcoats, while also making his way to the UK for The Great Escape and festivals like Field Trip in Toronto and Billboard Hot 100 in New York.
Following the success of his song "Goodpain", Galvin was invited to Spotify's New York City studio to record a stripped-down version the track, as well as two covers for his Spotify Singles: "Last Christmas" by Wham! and "Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden. His holiday song graced Spotify's Holiday Singles playlist alongside covers by Demi Lovato, Sam Smith, and Miley Cyrus.
After a successful first-ever run of headline tour dates, Yoke Lore found a unexpected new fan in pop idol Taylor Swift, who added his cover of "Truly Madly Deeply" to her "Songs Taylor Loves" Spotify playlist in 2018. Galvin will release his third EP, Absolutes in the summer of 2018 after a cross-country spring tour with FRENSHIP.
"FAKE YOU" SINGLE ARTWORK // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
Apr 3 - Kansas City, MO - recordBar
Apr 4 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway
Apr 5 - Nashville, TN - High Watt
Apr 6 - Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5
Apr 7 - Orlando, FL - The Social
Apr 9 - Charlotte, NC - Neighbourhood Theatre
Apr 10 - Raleigh, NC - The Pour House Music Hall
Apr 12 - Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
Apr 13 - Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry
Apr 14 - Allston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
Apr 15 - New York, NY - The Bowery Ballroom
Apr 18 - South Burlington, VT - Showcase Lounge
Apr 19 - Montreal, QC - Bar le Ritz PDB
Apr 21 - Toronto, ON - The Drake Hotel
Apr 23 - Pontiac, MI - Pike Room at the Crofoot
Apr 24 - Cincinnati, OH - The Woodward Theatre
Apr 27 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
Apr 28 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
Apr 29 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
May 1 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
May 2 - Spokane, WA - The Bartlett
May 4 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
May 6 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
May 8 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
May 9 - Santa Barbara, CA - SOhO
May 11 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
May 12 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah
May 13 - Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom
May 14 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
May 17 - Austin, TX - The Parish
May 18 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues
May 19 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
May 20 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
May 22 - Oklahoma City, OK - Tower Theatre
May 24 - Denver, CO - Ophelia's
YOKE LORE ONLINE
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Q: FragmentStatePagerAdapter is unable to keep state I am currently working on a quiz app for a project in my Android Development course and I am having an issue while using Fragments, specifically the FragmentStatePagerAdapter.
The app is supposed to give you six questions and you should be able to swipe left and right to navigate between the questions. This functionality works. It looks like this:

These questions and answers are created dynamically from a db using Android Room. I generate 6 unique questions and each question adds a Fragment to the FragmentStatePagerAdapter. The problem comes when you actually swipe through the questions. Once you reach question 3, and you scroll back to question 1, then question 1 looks like this:

I realize that the Fragment gets destroyed and then restored. However, using Log.d I found out that the onCreate still calls exactly the same and even retrieves all of the answers again. The problem is that it is not assigning it to the radio buttons and I do not know why. The onCreate for the fragment looks like this:
@Nullable
@Override
public View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable ViewGroup container,
                         @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    ViewGroup rootView = (ViewGroup)inflater.inflate(R.layout.page_1, container, false);

    states = rootView.findViewById(R.id.textView5);
    radioGroup = rootView.findViewById(R.id.radioGroup);
    questionCount = rootView.findViewById(R.id.questionCount);

    answerRadios.add(rootView.findViewById(R.id.radioButton));
    answerRadios.add(rootView.findViewById(R.id.radioButton2));
    answerRadios.add(rootView.findViewById(R.id.radioButton3));

    questionCount.setText("Question " + order + "/6");

    // Gets the question in this particular order
    LiveDataUtil.observeOnce(db.questions().getQuestion(qId, order), (question) -> {
        states.setText("What is the capital of " + question.state + "?");

        // Get the answers for the question
        LiveDataUtil.observeOnce(db.answers().getAnswers(question.id), (answers) -> {
            for (int i = 0, len = answers.size(); i < len; i++) {
                RadioButton radio = answerRadios.get(i);
                QuizAnswer answer = answers.get(i);

                radio.setText(answer.answerText);
            }
        });

         radioGroup.setOnCheckedChangeListener
          ...more code
    });

    return rootView;
}

Fragment Template (page_1.xml):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView4"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:layout_marginTop="30dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="30dp"
        android:text="Capital Quiz!"
        android:textSize="36sp" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/questionCount"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:layout_marginBottom="30dp"
        android:text="Question 1/6" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView5"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:text="QUESTION"
        android:textSize="18sp" />

    <RadioGroup
        android:id="@+id/radioGroup"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:layout_marginTop="30dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="30dp">

        <RadioButton
            android:id="@+id/radioButton"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
            android:text="Answer 1" />

        <RadioButton
            android:id="@+id/radioButton2"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
            android:text="Answer 2" />

        <RadioButton
            android:id="@+id/radioButton3"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="Answer 3" />
    </RadioGroup>
</LinearLayout>

Just for reference, the LiveDataUtil looks like this:
public class LiveDataUtil {
    public static <T> void observeOnce(LiveData<T> liveData, Observer<T> observer) {
        liveData.observeForever(o -> {
            liveData.removeObserver(observer);
            observer.onChanged(o);
        });
    }
}


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Policy update: Building momentum for open science in Europe
Dutch ministers are taking advantage of their EU presidency during 2016 to push forward the open-science agenda through a collaborative approach by funders, publishers, researchers, and policymakers. The Amsterdam Open Science Conference in April brought together key stakeholders from across Europe to discuss how concerted action by all parties could advance the open-science movement.
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Several speakers - including Sander Dekker, the Dutch State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science - highlighted how new open-access journals such as eLife were leading to changes in the publishing landscape. "There are these new players coming in - eLife, PLOS - and I think that's good." said Dekker, "because we know that there are a few big publishing houses, it is nearly a monopoly, so there need to be new reliable players to challenge the system". Martin Stratmann, President of the Max Planck Society (which funds eLife), also spoke of the need for open-access journals to challenge "highly valued journals like Science, Nature and Cell".
Mark Patterson, eLife's Executive Director, proposed a movement towards evaluation methods that better recognise researchers who practise open science. Sander Dekker agreed that funders' current evaluation of researchers, based on journal Impact Factor and publication in a limited set of journals, conflicts with their own policies requiring publication in open-access journals.
European Commissioner Carlos Moedas highlighted the importance of combining current efforts to promote open science. The key messages were drawn together into a call for action across establishments, with two main goals arising: firstly, for all publicly funded scientific publications in the EU to be open access by 2020 and, secondly, for open-data principles to be followed as standard for all publicly funded research. These goals were adopted by EU ministers for Research and Innovation on 27 May.


Enjoy all of the essential bar tools in one place with these all-in-one bar sets.
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This multi-function cocktail mixing set includes the essential tools for pouring, stirring and straining the perfect cocktail. Both the strainer and spoon feature built-in jiggers for quick and easy measurements from 1 to 2 oz.
Mix like a pro with these bartending essentials that are perfect for any home bar or party. All of the included tools are made of durable stainless steel and the ice bucket lid doubles as stand for bar tools. When not in use, just keep everything neatly stored away inside the ice bucket for compact storage.


One of the best gags! You could surprise or scare someone senseless with this fake arm.
Just place this creepy arm anywhere you want, on the bed, the door, desk drawer, filing cabinet, the ideas are never ending! Perfect for April Fools!
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MTV Roadies 8 Audition Tasks; MTV Roadies 8 Audition; MTV Roadies 8 Online Registration and many more tasks on MTV Roadies 8 Battleground.
With MTV Roadies 8 New Session coming soon, eyes will again be on MTV. This new session of MTV Roadies or the latest session of MTV Roadies will be of intense interest since Raghu will again replace Bollywood actor Irfan Khan to accompany VJ Ranvijay.
Do you think you have the guts to take it to MTV Roadies 8 Battleground? Are you looking forward to participate in MTV Roadies 8 Battleground? Do you think you can secure a place among the participants of MTV Roadies 8 or contestants of MTV Roadies 8? Well, if you want to see your name in the list of the contestants of MTV Roadies 8 or the participators of MTV Roadies 8, all you have to do is to take on the MTV Roadies 8 Online Registration.
During the Online Audition of MTV Roadies 8 you will have to perform one of the MTV Roadies 8 Audition Tasks. The MTV Roadies 8 audition tasks have been announced by Raghu and Ranvijay.
MTV Roadies 8 Audition Task 1 option 1 - A folk dance or a folk song of any Indian state is to be performed to prove the contestant's passion about India.
MTV Roadies 8 Audition Task 1 Option 2 - The Participants of MTV Roadies 8 Audition Task 1 will have to impress Raghu with their talents, but without singing and dancing. Raghu thinks even monkeys can do them these days.
MTV Roadies 8 Audition Task 1 option 3 - For participation in MTV Roadies 8 Audition Task 1 you will have to shake yourself up a bit and do some social service. You will have to sweep the streets, teach poor children, clean toilets and the like, record these on a camera and send it to the MTV Roadies 8 Audition team where MTV Roadies 8 Battleground judges will review them.
MTV Roadies 8 Audition Task 2 option 1 - The participants of MTV Roadies 8 Battleground will have to dance to the song "Maiya Yashoda" from the Hindi movie "Jhootha Hi Sahi", and that too in a public place.
MTV Roadies 8 Audition Task 2 option 2 - To participate in MTV Roadies 8 you will have to paint Loser on people's forehead and record that as a video. Also, you will have to show the MTV Roadies 8 judges how you have convinced people for doing the same.


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Seismologists eager to research slow slip events after recent quake rattles Western Washington
What is a slow slip event?
Its essentially an earthquake in slow motion as tectonic plates move more than normal, but over a span of days or weeks
SEATTLE -- After a magnitude 4.6 earthquake rattled the greater Seattle area earlier this month, seismologists say we're due for a major event that, strangely, no one will feel.
It's called a slow slip event. It's a relatively recent discovery in geophysics and not fully understood.
It's essentially an earthquake in slow motion as tectonic plates move more than normal. However, these events last for days, if not weeks - not as a sudden burst which lasts from seconds to minutes.
"It is fundamentally the same thing," Steve Mallone with the PNW Seismic Network explained. "It's a fracture in the ground that slowly moves instead of jerking around in a real earthquake."
The slip moves the ground as much as a magnitude 6.0 quake, and the Pacific Northwest actually just had one about 13 months ago.
The USGS says slow slip events play a critical role in relieving stress on the plate interface but have not fully understood its relationship with larger, destructive earthquakes.


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The Official SBG Fighting Irish Tour: See, Feel, Live the Experience!
Our history of combat goes much further back than 'The Fighting Irish' of the 69th regiment.
Competitive fighting is famed throughout Ireland, and Irish fighters are famed throughout the world. Stemming from a proud tradition of producing more world-class Olympic boxing champions per capita than any other country (including the first female Olympic boxing gold medallist, Katie Taylor) Ireland is now leading the charge in Mixed Martial Arts.
This is a quote from 'The Notorious' Conor McGregor - mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight champion. Since uttering these words, McGregor is now the biggest pay-per-view draw in MMA history, having headlined four out of the six highest-selling UFC pay-per-view events in the world.
Born in 1988 in Crumlin, Dublin, we set the scene with a stop at the Crumlin Boxing Club where he began fighting at the age of 12.
Crumlin gets its name from the crooked valley known as Lansdowne Valley. During the medieval period, Dublin was surrounded by manorial settlements comprising church, graveyard, manor house, motte and bailey, farms and cottages. The Old Saint Mary's Church that you will see stands on the site of a 12th-century church of the same dedication.
SBG is run by the legendary John Kavanagh, the pioneer of MMA in Ireland. Aside from being one of the most renowned coaches in the world, John Kavanagh has paved the way for 'The Fighting Irish' by being Ireland's first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, Ireland's first MMA fighter in the Cage and by growing and running SBG.
The SBG HQ is a jaw-dropping facility covering just under 10000sq feet and is the highlight of this tour. The gym is not accessible to the general public. Only on this official SBG tour can you step beyond the front desk and into the space that breeds champions. See the memorabilia on the walls, absorb the atmosphere and even step inside the Octagon for a once in a lifetime photo opportunity.
SBG has to be seen to be believed, and is home to UFC's Conor McGregor and a plethora of MMA superstars; Gunnar Nelson, James Gallagher, Artem Lobov and Sinead Kavanagh to name a few. If you're lucky, you may just get to see them live in training!
There is then a moment to sit and relax with a coffee or protein shake in the 'Le Guillotine' or drop into "The Shoptagon" where you have a chance to purchase some exclusive gear.
NB – You must bring flip-flops (or rent on the day) as there are no shoes allowed in the gym.
See, feel and live the experience on Irelands Official SBG Fighting Irish Tour! A unique insight into the history of fighting, our heroes past and present, and an exploration of the famous Dublin 12 district.
MAX group size is 16 people.